Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 10:07 pm
Hello,
Excellent site and forum!. I am about to re-do my driveway after putting it off for most of the year - imagine my fustration when I spotted the new legislation for permeable driveways & front gardens!!
Anyway, my question is around the type of sub-base to be used for driveways. My plan is to have two strips of block paves (about 600mm wide) running either side up the length of the driveway for the car wheels to drive on. And down the middle (about 1.2m wide) will be gravel which will be my permeable part of the driveway. After reading up on the legislation for permeable surfaces, the Environment Agency are recommending the use of Type3 (or 4/20 material) for a sub-base over the usual MoT (Type1), as this offers better drainage capacity.
What are your thoughts and opinons on using Type3 as a sub-base for driveways?. Am I best sticking with Type1 even though this does not offer better drainage capacity?
Thanks,
Darren
Excellent site and forum!. I am about to re-do my driveway after putting it off for most of the year - imagine my fustration when I spotted the new legislation for permeable driveways & front gardens!!
Anyway, my question is around the type of sub-base to be used for driveways. My plan is to have two strips of block paves (about 600mm wide) running either side up the length of the driveway for the car wheels to drive on. And down the middle (about 1.2m wide) will be gravel which will be my permeable part of the driveway. After reading up on the legislation for permeable surfaces, the Environment Agency are recommending the use of Type3 (or 4/20 material) for a sub-base over the usual MoT (Type1), as this offers better drainage capacity.
What are your thoughts and opinons on using Type3 as a sub-base for driveways?. Am I best sticking with Type1 even though this does not offer better drainage capacity?
Thanks,
Darren